Overview

Students will complete several pieces of writing throughout each semester. Most of the writing topics will also reflect personal choice while teaching students to consider topic, audience, and purpose as they choose genre and voice

Poetry Writing

Power of Poetry Assignment

PoP Assignment&Rubric.pdf
PoP ASantiago.pdf
PoP RWalls.pdf
PoP BMarley.pdf

Narrative Writing

Folk Tales

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Memoir

Go here for information about this writing assignment: multi-paragraph narrative writing about a specific moment in the student's life that impacted who they are.

Persuasive Writing

Presentations with an Attitude

Go here for information about this writing assignment: a powerpoint presentation where students selected, researched, developed and supported a persuasive argument about a topic of choice.

Persuade Me About The Giver Essay

Go here for information about this writing assignment: a multi-paragraph essay where students developed a persuasive argument supporting one of three statements about the class novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Expository Writing

Teach the Topic

This is a multi-media presentation where a particular text structure was explained by a group of students.

I Am an Expert Essay

This is an expository essay highlighting a student's personal interest to show understanding of non-fiction text structures and text features.